The Shemwell Family

Ora Agnes HoughAge: 71 years18961968

Name
Ora Agnes Hough
Given names
Ora Agnes
Surname
Hough
Married name
Ora Agnes Shamel
Birth July 1, 1896
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 months)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Religious marriageNelson VanBuren ShamelView this family
December 23, 1914 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#1
Opha Elizabeth Shamel
March 10, 1917 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 21 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Phyllis Mae Shamel
February 14, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Alice Lucille Shamel
March 10, 1924 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Dennis Leon “Denny” Fike
July 27, 1945 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a grandson
#2
Randall Stephen Fike
August 10, 1948 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandNelson VanBuren Shamel
April 10, 1951 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Auto accident
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Birth of a grandson
#3
Brent Alan Roesch
November 21, 1962 (Age 66 years)
Death of a grandsonBrent Alan Roesch
March 31, 1963 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 15, 1968 (Age 71 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with Nelson VanBuren Shamel - View this family
husband
Nelson VanBuren Shamel
Birth: January 1, 1884 34 23Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 10, 1951Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
herself
Marriage: December 23, 1914Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Opha Elizabeth Shamel
Birth: March 10, 1917 33 20Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: March 3, 2002Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States
4 years
daughter
Phyllis Mae Shamel
Birth: February 14, 1921 37 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 27, 2011Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Alice Lucille Shamel
Birth: March 10, 1924 40 27Missouri, United States
Death: May 6, 2005Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

No family available

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Nelson VanBuren Shamel - Household

Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shamel, Nelson V BheadMW34MMOKYKYfarmer
Shamel, Ora AwifeFW23MMOMOMO
Shamel, OphadaughterFW2 years 9 monthsMMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nelson VanBuren Shamel - Household

Laclede, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shamel, Van headMW46MMOKYKYfarmer
Shamel, Ora wifeFW33MMOMOMO
Shamel, Opha EdaughterFW13MMOMOMO
Shamel, Phyllis MdaughterFW9MMOMOMO
Shamel, Alice LdaughterFW6MMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Nelson VanBuren Shamel - Household

Roads leading to Competition Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shamel, VanXheadMW55MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Shamel, OrawifeFW43MMO
Shamel, AlicedaughterFW16SMO